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the_o great_a dye_n behold_v the_o great_a king_n of_o all_o the_o east_n be_v dead_a so_o that_o great_a soladine_n of_o babylon_n and_o conqueror_n of_o all_o asia_n command_v to_o be_v proclaim_v he_o die_v in_o the_o city_n of_o askalon_n command_v that_o his_o shirt_n shall_v be_v carry_v up_o and_o down_o the_o city_n upon_o a_o spear_n with_o this_o proclamation_n behold_v the_o great_a king_n of_o all_o the_o east_n be_v dead_a and_o as_o worldly_a wisdom_n nor_o worldly_a prerogative_n can_v exempt_v in_o this_o kind_n so_o neither_o outward_a strength_n nor_o beauty_n who_o strong_a than_o samson_n and_o yet_o he_o die_v who_o more_o beautiful_a for_o a_o man_n than_o absalon_n for_o a_o woman_n than_o sarah_n and_o yet_o they_o both_o die_v neither_o be_v it_o place_v or_o grace_n that_o can_v exempt_v
train_n which_o shall_v be_v thousand_o thousand_o of_o saint_n and_o angel_n and_o that_o in_o their_o splendour_n and_o beauty_n dan._n 7.9_o 10._o judas_n v._n 14._o matth._n 25.31_o 4._o in_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o place_n where_o to_o sit_v and_o the_o erect_n of_o a_o glorious_a throne_n whereon_o to_o sit_v matth._n 25.31_o rev._n 20.11_o thus_o much_o touch_v the_o preparation_n of_o the_o judg._n now_o for_o they_o who_o be_v to_o be_v judge_v they_o must_v be_v prepare_v four_o way_n 1._o by_o citation_n or_o summons_n 2._o by_o resurrection_n 3._o by_o collection_n 4._o by_o separation_n 1._o by_o citation_n or_o summons_n which_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a shout_n from_o heaven_n john_n 5.28_o mat._n 24.31_o 1_o thess_n 4.16_o as_o christ_n now_o use_v the_o ministry_n of_o man_n so_o than_o he_o will_v use_v the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n 2._o upon_o this_o shall_v follow_v the_o resurrection_n every_o thing_n shall_v give_v up_o its_o dead_a rev._n 20.13_o and_o such_o as_o 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shall_v be_v see_v the_o sentence_n that_o shall_v be_v pass_v upon_o the_o godly_a matth._n 25.34_o and_o see_v the_o sentence_n that_o shall_v be_v pass_v upon_o the_o wicked_a matthew_n 25.41_o thus_o we_o proceed_v to_o the_o use_v use_v 1_o for_o terror_n to_o the_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a such_o as_o go_v on_o in_o their_o sin_n impenitent_o as_o 2_o cor._n 5.10_o 11._o rom._n 2.4_o 5_o 6._o and_o eccles_n 11.9_o it_o may_v be_v they_o be_v now_o in_o jollity_n but_o that_o day_n must_v come_v that_o they_o may_v be_v in_o absolute_a misery_n you_o have_v hear_v that_o the_o judge_n must_v come_v and_o in_o what_o manner_n and_o that_o the_o whole_a world_n must_v be_v convent_v before_o he_o alas_o the_o party_n we_o be_v now_o speak_v of_o what_o will_v they_o say_v at_o that_o day_n a_o accuse_a conscience_n within_o they_o hell_n beneath_o they_o the_o good_a angel_n and_o saint_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n they_o ready_a to_o give_v approbation_n to_o the_o sentence_n pass_v 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